Athletes in Action

440 YARDS LO\V HURDLES SUl\1:\IARY (1) J. Sntrso~, Gnivcrsity of :\Ianchester and British Universities Team, 1930, the subject of OUr illustrations, \VaS showing OUtside 56 SeCS . for the 44-0 yards hurdles in June 1930, but in the following month he returned 53 1 ° 0 secs . on grass, and in August won the 400 metres \Vorld's Students Championship at Darmstadt in 54~ secs ., completely eclipsing the German and the International Universities Games records . The first thing the Quarter ?\lilc Low Hurdler must learn is to run at an even pace ' 'hich will allow him to maintain 15 or I7 strides bet\'vecn hurdles at the commencement of his race . He must also build up suffici~nt stamina to enable him to take the last three hurdles in good form and without faltering. The need for good technique becomes most evident when the time arrives at which the athletc feels he can no longer hold to the I 5 or I 7 strides between flights . It is then that he v<;ill experience difficulty in taking his hurdles without faltering . For this reason it is most necessary that he should practise running at one hurdle from various distances, in order that he may acquire the habit of adjusting his stride to the take-off for the next hurdle when he is becoming tired . ~ 0 ~